An explanation for the bimodal duration distribution of gamma-ray bursts: Millisecond pulsars from accretion-induced collapse

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 494, Issue 2 PART II, 1998, Pages

  Yi, Insu ^a   Blackman, Eric G ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accretion, accretion disks; Binaries: general; Gamma rays: bursts; Magnetic fields pulsars: general; Stars: magnetic fields

Indexed keywords

EID: 25744473799     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/311192     Document Type: Article

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